STUDENT HANDBOOK - College of Business & Public Administration

FACULTY PROFILES
The following faculty members are heavily involved in our doctoral programs
Finance
Dr. John Doukas, Professor of Finance and International Finance, earned his doctoral degree from Stern
School of Business, New York University. He is also a Distinguished Senior Research fellow in Finance at
Cardiff School of Business, UK as well as a Visiting Honorary Finance Professor at City University Business
School, London, UK. His research interests are in the areas of corporate finance, international finance
management, foreign investments, foreign exchange markets, and international asset pricing. He has published
over 56 articles in many scholarly journals including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and
Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of International Money and Finance,
Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Investing, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of
Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Management, & Financial Review. He has also published seven
books. He is the Co-Editor of the International Business and Finance Annual Research Series. He is the
founding and managing Editor of European Financial Management journal and the Editor of European
Finance Abstracts Journal. He is the founder and Past President of European Financial Management
Association (EFMA). In addition, he is the founder and organizer of the Annual European Ph.D. Seminar,
cosponsored by the EFM journal. His publications include: (1) “Security Analysis, Agency Costs and Company
Characteristics,” Financial Analysts Journal, November-December, 2000, 56(6): 54-63 (co-authored with C.
Kim & C. Pantzalis), and (2) “Common Stock Returns and International Listing Announcements: Conditional
Tests of the Mild Segmentation Hypothesis,” Journal of Banking & Finance, 24, 2000, 471-502 (co-authored
with L. Switzer).
Dr. Mohammad Najand, Professor of Finance, earned his doctoral degree from Syracuse University. He is
currently the Chair of the Department of Business Administration. His research interests are in the areas of
investments and forecasting volatility of financial markets. He has published numerous articles in premier
financial journals including Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Futures Markets, Financial Review,
Journal of Financial Markets, Advances in Research in Investments, Review of Futures Markets, Journal
of Multinational Financial Management, and Global Finance. His publications include: (1) “The Risk Level
Discriminatory Power of Mutual Fund Investment Objectives: Additional Evidence,” Journal of Financial
Markets, vol. 2, 1999, p. 307-328 (co-authored with L. Prather), and (2) “Are the Structural Changes in Mutual
Funds Investing Driving the U.S. Stock Market to its Current Levels” Journal of Financial Research, vol. XXII,
no. 3, Fall 1999, p, 317-329 (co-authored with M. Mosebach).
Dr. Bruce Seifert, Professor of Finance, earned his doctoral degree from the University of Michigan. His
research interests include the areas of dividends, exporting, exchange rates, and corporate philanthropy. He
has published a number of journals such as Financial Management, Financial Review, Journal of Financial
Research, Journal of World Business, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Financial
Services Research, and Journal of multinational Financial Management. He has also been active in
international business education grants from the U.S. Department of Education. His publications include: (1)
“Stockholder Returns and International Acquisitions of Financial Firms: An emphasis on Banking,” Journal of
Financial Services Research, 10, June 1996, p. 163-180 (co-authored with Sylvia Hudgins), and (2) “Earnings
and Dividend Changes: An International Study,” Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 7, 1997, p.
71-81.
Dr. Kenneth K. Yung, Associate Professor of Finance, earned his doctoral degree from Georgia State
University. His research interests are in the areas of investments, capital markets, and international finance. He
has published numerous articles in scholarly journals including Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of
the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association, Review of Quantitative Finance and
Accounting, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Futures Markets, Review of Futures Markets,
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Global
Finance Journal, Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Journal of Applied
Business Research, and International Review of Business and Economics. His publications include: (1)
“Insurance IPOs – A Test of the Under Pricing Theories,” Journal of Insurance Issues, vol. 22, Spring 1999, p.
61-77 (co-authored with Hambid Rahman), and (2) “Price Dynamics Among Exchange Rates, Stock-Index, and
Treasury Bonds in Futures Markets,” Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, vol IV,
Winter 1997, p 65-76 (co-authored with Mohammed Najand).
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